JACO: DVD and Blu-Ray – Available Now

This two-disc set features the full length film with Dolby 5.1 surround sound design by Weather Report’s “Chief Meteorologist”, Brian Risner, as well as DVD Extras – Outtakes, Anecdotes, and Stories – with more than 25 never-before-seen interviews with Flea, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Mike Stern and many more.

Available now for DVD and Blu-Ray, US and international shipping. All orders ship within 24-48 hours.Click to Buy Now

JACO: Original Soundtrack – Available Now

A single-disc collection of music from “JACO,” the JACO: Original Soundtrack premieres three brand-new recordings including two riveting interpretations of Jaco classics: “Come On Come Over” by Mass Mental (featuring Robert Trujillo, Armand Sabal-Lecco, Flea) and “Continuum” by Rodrigo y Gabriel, and “Shine,” a new track by Tech N9ne. Also features tracks by Weather Report.Click to Buy at Amazon.com

“Before Jaco, bass didn’t know what it was yet.”

— Bootsy Collins (Bass Player, James Brown Band)

There are few musicians who fundamentally change their instrument, and even fewer still who transcend their instrument altogether. Jaco Pastorius did both.

In 1976, Jaco’s melodic “singing” bass style redefined the role of the bass in modern music. Almost overnight, critics hailed Jaco Pastorius as “the future of modern music,” alongside popular visionaries like David Bowie, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, and Herbie Hancock.

Driven only by his own desire to create the music he wanted to hear, Jaco transformed himself from a poor and unknown, scrappy Florida boy, into an international sensation — all without any formal musical training. Instead of chasing popular music, Jaco led his fans towards the music inside him. Defiantly jumping off amplifiers, heaving his bass through the air, and refusing to be just a “sideman,” Jaco broke down the barriers between audiences and genres.

“I don’t play Fusion, I play Modern American Music PERIOD.”

Jaco Pastorius

Unfortunately, for many of our most sensitive artists, great genius comes at great cost… and Jaco Pastorius was no exception.

Now over 25 years since his violent and untimely death, his story will teach the world about true musicianship, family, and the indestructible power of the human spirit.

“The sound of music being played, is really the greatness of the human being.”